Fountain-pen filler



May l5, i923. EASSSM P. s. HAUTON FOUNTAIN PEN FILLBR Original Filed March 18, 1920 /4 nv VEN TOR /Qmw v .y ,f7-2M JWM/M alf/digli@ l E' M v l rrofmfys W/T/VESSES:

Patented May 15, 1923.

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PAUL S. HAUTON', OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE HAUTON CORPORA- TION, A CORPORATION' OF DELAVARE.

FOUNTAIN-PEN FILLER.

Application led March 1S, 1920J Serial No. 366,793.

To all whom z' may concern.'

Be it known that l, lPnUL S. HAUTON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Fountain-Pen Filler, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to fountain pens and particularly to an improved construction involving a filler, having for an object the provision of means wherein substantially full supply of ink is drawn in upon each filling operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a filler which utilizes a threaded cap at one end of a fountain pen for actuating means for collapsing a flexible sack carried in the pen body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a filler having a collapsing mechanism for the ink sack and means co-acting with a threaded cap which will permit the cap to have an idle or dead motion for part A of the time during its operation in order to give the bag time to distend and draw in a full quantity of ink.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through part of a fountain pen showing an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a vsection through Figure 1 on line 2-2.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figw ure 1 on line 3-3.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the actuating member embodying certain features of the invention.

Figure 5 is a detail fragmentarw7 sectional w view through part of the presser bar showing the connection between the bar and the actuating member.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a barrelcf substantially the usual kind provided with any desired kind of construction 2 which will act as a feeder for the ink and to which the pen is connected as well as the sack 3. The particular construction of member 2 and sack 3 forms no part of the present invention. Barrel 1 is threaded at the end opposite member 2 so as to receive the threaded. section 4 of the cap 5. Threaded section 4 is of some appreciable length so that the cap 5 mustbe rotated a number of turnsbefore Renewed April 15, 1921. Serial No. 461,680.

it is completely unscrewed or before it is screwed up tight against the barrel 1. A reduced neck or extension 6 extends from the cap 5 and is provided with a head 7, said neck 6 accommodating the apertured member or actuating sleeve 8 which is preferably formed integral with the actuating arm 9. The entire construction of the acituator 10 consists of the sleeve 8, the arm 9 and the connecting material which is provided with an aperture 11 for receiving a pivotal pin 11, said pin extending not only through aperture 11 but also through barrel 1. It will be noted that the sleeve 8 does not extend at right angles to the arm 9, but at a slight acute angle whereby when the cap 5 is screwed up against the barrel 1 or unscrewed therefrom there is a certain lost or dead motion before the threaded section 4 or the head 7 strikes the sleeve 8 for moving the same pivotally.

As shown in Figures 1 and 4 the arm 9 extends to substantially a position on the presser vbar 12 where the tongue or rojection 13 extends into an aperture 14 aving slightly beveled walls (Figure 5) whereby bar 12 will press against the sack 3 and may freely adjust itself to receive the sack. Arm 9 is also provided with a pair of turned down sections or ears 15 and 16 which bear against the upper surface of the presser bar 12 while the tongue 13 is slightly upset or enlarged at its lower end in order not to move out of opening 14 so that when the arm 9 is raised from the dotted position shown in Figure 1 to the full line position the presser bar will be also raised.

In operation, when the parts are in the position shown in Figure 1 and the sack 3 is empty cap 5 is unscrewed as far as possible whereupon the sack will be collapsed to its full extent.` As the cap is being unscrewed the dead or loose motion between the shoulder 7 and the sleeve 8 will be first taken up after which the sleeve 8 will be rocked on the pin 11 and the arm 9 will be swung downwardly to the dotted position. When this extreme collapsing position of the sack has been reached the resistance of the parts to the movement of the cap 5 will. indicate that the cap is unscrewed as far las permissible. The point of the fountain pen is then submerged in a supply of ink, said fountain pen being preferably in a substantiallywertical pod sition, cap 5fis then screwed back into'the position shown in Figure 1. As the cap is first rotated a few times the shoulder 7 will move away from sleeve 8 and permit the sack 3 to eXpand and raise the parts to the full line position shown in Figure l whereby a suction will be produced for sucking in a supply of ink. This movement ofthesack and associate parts occurs an appreciable time before the cap 5 has been screwed down tight, but the operator does not know that this is taking place and consequently continues to screw cap 5 down tight against the Asleeve thus allowing ample time for the rarefication in the sack 3 to suck in a full suply of ink and completely lill or substantiallyiill the sack. This is ofconsiderable advantage as the usual lever actuated fillers now in common use are operated quickly and then the pen withdrawn fromthe ink supply before the sack is given 'time to lill. This provides only a small quantity of ink while the person lling the penthinks a full supply has been secured. For thisreason frequent filling of the lever type of -llers is necessary solely on account of the-'ignorance of the `operator of the filling mechanism. `In the vpresent construction the loose ordead motion in screwing the capiback` against the barrel 1 permits Iample time for the bag to become filled as lthe* operator believes that the screwing down lof the cap is necessary and will consequently hold the end of the pen in the ink supply until thecap is in a closed position. y

VVhatI claim is:

l. In a fountain pen the combination with a barrel with a collapsible bag therein of collapsing means for said bag, and a ro tatable` screw member for operating'said collapsing'means7 said screw member'having a predetermined dead vmotion in moving iny both directions whereby the screw mem- ,ber must be rotated a number oftimes after the lbag has become distended and thereby allow sufficient time for the filling action tota-ke place.

' 2. A fountain pen filler.` comprising a presser bar,` a pivotally mounted filling arm,- anda screw member for actuating said presser bar, the connection between the screw member and the actuating arm being loose sothat there will? be apreciable lost Imotion of the screw memberr in both deflating and inflating.

In a fountain l pen the combination with a distendable' bag of a presser bar for collapsing said bag, an arm for actuating said presser bar, means for pivotally mounting salda-rm so thatthe arm will swing, a projection `extending from said arm,v and la screw cap adapted to bethreaded into thefen'd'l of the'barrel 'carrying said bag, *said* screw" cap: being 'provided with a reshoulder being spaced a sufficient distance from the cap to permit a predeterminedv dead movement'for .causing the operation of the cap an appreciable time after the bag has been released. v x

4.111 a fountain pen thecombination..

with a barrel and a resilient sack, of'amember for collapsing said sack, af-fpivotally mounted arm, an apertured member rigs idly connected with-said arm and extending substantially at right angles thereto, raf-screw cap fitting on the end of said barrel'a'nd adapted to be screwed'so as to move longitudinally of the'barrel, and an operating member extending from said cap through said aperturedmember, said operating memj ber being appreciably smaller than the opening in said apertured'member-anchbeingprovided withvaA shouldered endfadapted to overlap saidapertured member so that when theV capis screwedin vone direction the apertured.'member and partsconnected therewith will bemoved for collapsing the sack and when screwed -inthe opposite direction said apertured member and associated parts will be released, saidshoulder being spaced an appreciable distance from the cap sofas to allow an appreciable loose or dead motion. s j n 5. In a fountain pen, the ,combination with a barrel and a resilient sack, of a` presser bar forV the sack7 a pivotally mount-A ed arm provided with' a `4sleeve extending substantially at right angles to' the-arm', a cap threaded-into the end of said barrel and movable longitudinally ofi the barrel when rotated, a comparatively small mem; ber projectir'igy fromE said capi toward vsaid sack7 and a shoulder extending laterally from said member, said'vshoulder being spaced from vsaid sleevewhen thevcap is in its closed position v`whereby when said cap is unscrewed for collapsing saidsack the shoulder will not engage' the sleeve until the cap has moved 'ajn appreciable distance, and when the cap is moved'b'aclr to its original positionthe'cap will be rotatedan appreciabletime after said sack has been released whereby time is provided` for the passage of ink intoy the sack.

6. In a fountain pen thev combination with a barrel, a-resilient collapsiblesack arranged-therein, of a presser barfor collapsing said sack,fsaid presser bar-*being formedwvith an openingflaring towardythe side facing-the sack, lan actuating member mounted on the inside of said barrelformed with y'an actuating proj ectionl andan-actuating-arm', said arm being'formed at/ its outer vno end with atongue enlarged at its extremity and fitting into the opening in said bar for holding the bar in any desired position, said actuating arm being also provided With bearing members on each side of said tongue :tor pressing against the presser bar When the actuating member is causing the presser bar to collapse said bag, and means carried by said barrel acting on said .projection for causing the actuatingmember to collapse said sack.4 y

7. A fountain -pen having a collapsible sack and a barrel, a cap threaded into the end of the `barrel in such a manner as to move longitudinally of the barrel When r0- tated, said cap being provided with a reduced extension projecting into the barrel and merging into an annular shoulder spaced an appreciable distance from the cap, an actuating member, means for pivotally connecting the actuating member with said barrel, said actuating member beingf formed with an apertured member surrounding said reduced extension, said apertured member being appreciably of less extent lengthwise of said reduced extension than the length of said reduced extension so that the reduced extension and cap may move an appreciable distance for actuating said apertured member, said actuating member being also provided with an arm eX- tendingover said sack, and a presser bar carried by the other end of said arm for pressing said sack.

8. In a fountain pen ller a presser bar having an opening therein larger at one end than the other and an actuating arm for actuating said presser bar, said actuating arm having a projection larger at one end than the other, said projection loosely fitting into said aperture whereby the presser bar is compelled to move With said arm.

PAUL S. HAUTON. 

